Cox v. American Express Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. — Hon. Robert Bronson, Judge. Action for value of a thoroughbred saddle mare lost while being transported resulted in a judgment against defendant from which it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The plaintiff’s daughter, Mrs. Campbell, had given him a thoroughbred mare at Etica, N. Y., and, as he was unable to make satisfactory arrangements with a freight line for transportation thereof to Dubuque, the agent of defendant at the latter place suggested that he have it shipped by the American Express Company. Negotiations resulted in defendant receiving her September 19, 1906, and she reached Chicago shortly after three o’clock on the following afternoon, too late for the outgoing train to Dubuque. The company unloaded and left her in its building near the depot until seven forty…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Stoner v. Chicago Great Western RailwaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
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